The parliamentary committee on empowerment of women has asked the government to lower the age of male juvenile from 18 to 16 years so that the offenders involved in heinous crime against women could be tried under the criminal laws.

“The Committee are of considered opinion that in spite of the fact that the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 was amended in the year 2000 and the age of juvenile males and females was brought at par as below the age of 18 years, it has not produced the desired results,” report said.

Students in Buena Vista schools in Michigan haven’t been to class since last Friday, mlive reports, and it is expected the classrooms will remain vacant for days more. The district, which educates about 420 students, found itself in severe financial difficulty after the state declined to turn over education funds for the next three months as a penalty for district overcharging.

As a result, Buena Vista has no money to pay the salaries of its staff.

About Brandon Schrecengost

Brandon Schrecengost is a second year student at the University of Houston Law Center. He graduated with his Bachelors degree in Anthropology from the University of Houston in 2007. After graduation, Brandon taught science and music at Sharpstown Middle School in Houston ISD. He began working as an intern with the Center for children Law and Policy this summer and is currently the treasurer of the International Law Society at UHLC. Brandon’s interest in how legal policy effects children the world over, particularly in the realm of education, continues to inform his work.

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